Nets 104-95 Celtics (8 May, 2003) Play-by-Play

Boston Celtics

44-38, 19-22 away

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	25	20	21	29	95
NJ	19	32	31	22	104

New Jersey Nets

49-33, 33-8 home

104

Kerry Kittles missed 18 ft Jumper.
Kenyon Martin made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kerry Kittles.
Jason Kidd missed 16 ft Jumper.
Richard Jefferson missed Jumper.
Richard Jefferson made Slam Dunk.
Kerry Kittles missed Layup.
Richard Jefferson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kenyon Martin.
Kenyon Martin missed 20 ft Jumper.
Jason Collins missed Jumper.
Richard Jefferson missed 20 ft Jumper.
Jason Kidd made 21 ft Jumper.
Kerry Kittles made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Richard Jefferson.
Jason Kidd missed Two Point Shot.
Aaron Williams missed 5 ft Hook Shot.
Kenyon Martin missed Tip Shot.
Kerry Kittles missed 22 ft Jumper. Blocked by Paul Pierce.
Richard Jefferson made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Williams.
Richard Jefferson missed Two Point Shot. Blocked by Tony Battie.
Richard Jefferson missed Two Point Shot.
Kenyon Martin made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Kenyon Martin made Jumper. Assisted by Lucious Harris.
Aaron Williams missed 18 ft Jumper.
Lucious Harris missed 20 ft Jumper.
Kenyon Martin missed Two Point Shot. Blocked by Mark Blount.
Richard Jefferson made Jumper. Assisted by Rodney Rogers.
Aaron Williams missed 13 ft Jumper.
Aaron Williams missed 4 ft Jumper.
Anthony Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Lucious Harris.
Anthony Johnson made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lucious Harris.
Lucious Harris made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Johnson.
Rodney Rogers made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lucious Harris.
Aaron Williams missed 16 ft Jumper.
Rodney Rogers made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kenyon Martin.
Rodney Rogers missed 16 ft Jumper.
Jason Collins missed 17 ft Jumper.
Kenyon Martin missed Tip Shot.
Kerry Kittles made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Richard Jefferson.
Jason Collins made Slam Dunk.
Kenyon Martin made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Richard Jefferson made Two Point Shot.
Kerry Kittles missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kenyon Martin missed 8 ft Hook Shot.
Richard Jefferson missed Tip Shot.
Richard Jefferson made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kenyon Martin.
Jason Collins made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kerry Kittles.
Kerry Kittles made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Kenyon Martin made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kerry Kittles.
Richard Jefferson missed 19 ft Jumper.
Kerry Kittles missed Dunk.
Jason Kidd made 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kerry Kittles made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Richard Jefferson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Kerry Kittles made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Kenyon Martin made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Richard Jefferson.
Kenyon Martin missed 9 ft Hook Shot.
Jason Kidd missed Two Point Shot.
Kenyon Martin missed 19 ft Jumper.
Jason Kidd made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lucious Harris.
Jason Kidd made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Lucious Harris.
Jason Kidd made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kenyon Martin.
Lucious Harris missed Jumper. Blocked by Walter McCarty.
Jason Kidd made Layup.
Jason Collins missed 68 ft Three Point Jumper.
Rodney Rogers missed 18 ft Jumper.
Anthony Johnson missed Tip Shot.
Lucious Harris missed 20 ft Jumper.
Kenyon Martin missed 16 ft Jumper.
Lucious Harris missed 14 ft Jumper.
Richard Jefferson missed 19 ft Jumper.
Lucious Harris missed 20 ft Jumper.
Jason Kidd missed 20 ft Jumper.
Richard Jefferson made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jason Collins.
Kerry Kittles made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Richard Jefferson made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Richard Jefferson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kerry Kittles.
Richard Jefferson missed 17 ft Jumper.
Kenyon Martin missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Jason Collins missed Layup.
Kerry Kittles missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Antoine Walker made 6 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Tony Battie made Dunk. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
Paul Pierce missed 18 ft Jumper.
Tony Battie missed Two Point Shot. Blocked by Jason Collins.
Antoine Walker missed Layup.
Walter McCarty missed Three Point Jumper.
Antoine Walker missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Paul Pierce made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tony Delk.
Tony Battie made Dunk. Assisted by Tony Delk.
Tony Battie made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Paul Pierce made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tony Delk.
Walter McCarty missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tony Delk made Two Point Shot.
Tony Delk made Two Point Shot.
Paul Pierce missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mark Blount made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Antoine Walker missed Two Point Shot.
Antoine Walker made Tip Shot.
Paul Pierce missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
J.R. Bremer missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Eric Williams made Two Point Shot. Assisted by J.R. Bremer.
Eric Williams missed Two Point Shot.
Eric Williams missed 22 ft Jumper.
Tony Battie made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
Tony Battie made Layup. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Antoine Walker made Two Point Shot.
Tony Delk made Dunk. Assisted by Eric Williams.
Antoine Walker missed 15 ft Jumper.
Tony Delk missed 23 ft Jumper.
Paul Pierce made Two Point Shot.
Antoine Walker missed 7 ft Hook Shot.
Paul Pierce missed Two Point Shot.
Paul Pierce made Layup.
Paul Pierce missed Layup.
Walter McCarty made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Eric Williams.
Tony Battie missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tony Battie made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
Tony Delk made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Tony Delk made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Antoine Walker missed 9 ft Hook Shot.
Paul Pierce made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tony Delk.
Tony Delk missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tony Delk missed 16 ft Jumper.
Paul Pierce missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Tony Battie missed Tip Shot.
Paul Pierce made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by J.R. Bremer.
Mark Blount made Layup. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Antoine Walker missed Layup.
Mark Blount missed Layup.
Antoine Walker missed Layup.
J.R. Bremer missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Eric Williams made Two Point Shot.
Eric Williams missed Layup.
Antoine Walker missed Two Point Shot.
Antoine Walker missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
J.R. Bremer made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Paul Pierce missed 14 ft Jumper.
J.R. Bremer missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Paul Pierce made 17 ft Two Point Shot.
Paul Pierce made Two Point Shot.
Tony Delk missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tony Delk made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Tony Battie made Dunk. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Paul Pierce missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tony Battie missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Eric Williams made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tony Delk.
Antoine Walker missed 7 ft Jumper.
Eric Williams missed Two Point Shot.
Walter McCarty missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Antoine Walker missed 4 ft Jumper.
Eric Williams made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Eric Williams missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Paul Pierce made Layup. Assisted by Tony Delk.
Tony Delk missed Two Point Shot.
Tony Delk made Two Point Shot.
Walter McCarty made Two Point Shot.
Tony Delk missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.

CELTICS

NETS

TIME		BOS	NJ
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
12:00	Jumpball. Tony Battie vs. Jason Collins. Antoine Walker gains possession.	0	0
11:38	Antoine Walker made 6 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Paul Pierce.	2	0
11:22	Kerry Kittles missed 18 ft Jumper.	2	0
11:19	Walter McCarty Defensive Rebound.	2	0
11:10	Tony Battie made Dunk. Assisted by Antoine Walker.	4	0
10:52	Kenyon Martin made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kerry Kittles.	4	2
10:37	Paul Pierce missed 18 ft Jumper.	4	2
10:37	Boston Defensive Rebound.	4	2
10:27	Jason Kidd missed 16 ft Jumper.	4	2
10:26	Paul Pierce Defensive Rebound.	4	2
10:18	Tony Battie missed Two Point Shot. Blocked by Jason Collins.	4	2
10:15	Walter McCarty Offensive Rebound.	4	2
10:10	Antoine Walker missed Layup.	4	2
10:08	Jason Kidd Defensive Rebound.	4	2
10:03	Richard Jefferson Traveling	4	2
9:47	Walter McCarty missed Three Point Jumper.	4	2
9:45	Kerry Kittles Defensive Rebound.	4	2
9:37	Richard Jefferson missed Jumper.	4	2
9:36	Jason Collins Offensive Rebound.	4	2
9:30	Richard Jefferson made Slam Dunk.	4	4
9:06	Tony Battie Lost Ball. Stolen by Jason Kidd.	4	4
9:00	Kerry Kittles missed Layup.	4	4
9:00	Walter McCarty Defensive Rebound.	4	4
8:57	Walter McCarty Traveling	4	4
8:51	Richard Jefferson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kenyon Martin.	4	6
8:37	Antoine Walker Lost Ball	4	6
8:22	Kenyon Martin missed 20 ft Jumper.	4	6
8:22	Antoine Walker Defensive Rebound.	4	6
8:11	Antoine Walker missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.	4	6
8:07	Boston Offensive Rebound.	4	6
7:50	Paul Pierce made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tony Delk.	7	6
7:31	Jason Collins missed Jumper.	7	6
7:31	Walter McCarty Defensive Rebound.	7	6
7:16	Tony Battie made Dunk. Assisted by Tony Delk.	9	6
6:58	Richard Jefferson missed 20 ft Jumper.	9	6
6:58	Paul Pierce Defensive Rebound.	9	6
6:50	Tony Battie made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.	11	6
6:43	New Jersey Full Timeout.	11	6
6:35	Jumpball. Paul Pierce vs. Kenyon Martin. Jason Kidd gains possession.	11	6
6:28	Jason Kidd made 21 ft Jumper.	11	8
6:13	Kenyon Martin Personal Foul	11	8
6:07	Jason Collins Personal Foul	11	8
6:01	Paul Pierce made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tony Delk.	13	8
6:01	Jason Collins Shooting Foul	13	8
6:01	Aaron Williams enters the game for Jason Collins.	13	8
6:01	Paul Pierce made Free Throw 1 of 1.	14	8
5:48	Kerry Kittles made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Richard Jefferson.	14	11
5:24	Walter McCarty missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	14	11
5:24	Aaron Williams Defensive Rebound.	14	11
5:13	Jason Kidd missed Two Point Shot.	14	11
5:13	Aaron Williams Offensive Rebound.	14	11
5:11	Aaron Williams missed 5 ft Hook Shot.	14	11
5:09	Kenyon Martin Offensive Rebound.	14	11
5:07	Kenyon Martin missed Tip Shot.	14	11
5:07	New Jersey Offensive Rebound.	14	11
4:58	Kerry Kittles missed 22 ft Jumper. Blocked by Paul Pierce.	14	11
4:56	Tony Delk Defensive Rebound.	14	11
4:50	Tony Delk made Two Point Shot.	16	11
4:33	Richard Jefferson made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Williams.	16	13
4:11	Antoine Walker Lost Ball. Stolen by Richard Jefferson.	16	13
4:03	Richard Jefferson missed Two Point Shot. Blocked by Tony Battie.	16	13
4:01	Tony Delk Defensive Rebound.	16	13
3:57	Tony Delk made Two Point Shot.	18	13
3:50	Richard Jefferson missed Two Point Shot.	18	13
3:49	Paul Pierce Defensive Rebound.	18	13
3:42	Paul Pierce missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	18	13
3:40	Boston Defensive Rebound.	18	13
3:40	Eric Williams enters the game for Walter McCarty.	18	13
3:40	Lucious Harris enters the game for Kerry Kittles.	18	13
3:20	Kenyon Martin made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jason Kidd.	18	15
3:10	Boston Full Timeout.	18	15
3:10	Mark Blount enters the game for Tony Battie.	18	15
3:00	Paul Pierce Bad Pass	18	15
2:47	Kenyon Martin made Jumper. Assisted by Lucious Harris.	18	17
2:29	Mark Blount made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Paul Pierce.	20	17
2:14	Aaron Williams missed 18 ft Jumper.	20	17
2:12	Mark Blount Defensive Rebound.	20	17
2:02	Antoine Walker missed Two Point Shot.	20	17
2:01	Antoine Walker Offensive Rebound.	20	17
2:00	Antoine Walker made Tip Shot.	22	17
1:47	Lucious Harris missed 20 ft Jumper.	22	17
1:46	Mark Blount Defensive Rebound.	22	17
1:31	Mark Blount 3 second	22	17
1:23	Kenyon Martin Bad Pass. Stolen by Paul Pierce.	22	17
1:23	Lucious Harris Personal Foul	22	17
1:23	J.R. Bremer enters the game for Tony Delk.	22	17
1:14	Kicked Ball	22	17
1:09	Aaron Williams Shooting Foul	22	17
1:09	Paul Pierce missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	22	17
1:09	Boston Offensive Rebound.	22	17
1:09	Walter McCarty enters the game for Antoine Walker.	22	17
1:09	Paul Pierce made Free Throw 2 of 2.	23	17
58.2	Kenyon Martin missed Two Point Shot. Blocked by Mark Blount.	23	17
56.7	New Jersey Offensive Rebound.	23	17
54.1	Kenyon Martin Offensive Foul	23	17
54.1	Kenyon Martin Foul	23	17
54.1	Rodney Rogers enters the game for Kenyon Martin.	23	17
41.2	Rodney Rogers Shooting Foul	23	17
41.2	Paul Pierce made Free Throw 1 of 2.	24	17
41.2	Paul Pierce made Free Throw 2 of 2.	25	17
28.4	Walter McCarty Personal Foul	25	17
20.8	Richard Jefferson made Jumper. Assisted by Rodney Rogers.	25	19
12.4	Boston 20 Sec. Timeout.	25	19
0.9	Paul Pierce missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	25	19
0.0	Boston Offensive Rebound.	25	19
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	25	19

Celtics
93
Nets
97

Game 1

6/5

Celtics
95
Nets
104

Game 2

8/5

Nets
94
Celtics
76

Game 3

10/5

Nets
110
Celtics
101

Game 4

13/5

IZOD Center

12:00 AM, 8 May 2003

East Rutherford, NJ

Attendance: 19,934

Referees:
Steve Javie
Dick Bavetta
Jim Clark

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	15	3	.833	-	W6
New York	10	7	.588	4.5	W1
Brooklyn	8	10	.444	7	W2
Toronto	4	14	.222	11	L2
Philadelphia	3	13	.188	11	L1

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